Law Offices of Vincent Bowen Specializing in U.S. Customs Law Millions Saved

Law Offices of Vincent Bowen

Specializing in U.S. Customs Law

Millions of Dollars in Duty Refunds & Savings for Importers

DISCLAIMER: CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE.
CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE.

Millions in duty refunds and savings generated for U.S. Importers.

	A high-tech ceramics company received over $300,000 in duty refunds on their imports of parts for semiconductor production machines.
	A steel importer received $2.4 million in duty refunds from successful litigation resulting in exclusion of its product from the scope of antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
	An SUV importer received over $30 million in refunds based on successful outcome of administrative tariff classification dispute.
	A jewelry company received over $400,000 in refunds on particular types of watches pursuant to protest challenging long-standing Customs practice.
	A flouropolymers company received duty refunds of over $300,000.
	An importer of dried vegetables received $600,000 in duty refunds due to successful tariff classification litigation.
	An importer of plastic covered pile fabrics has rate advance bills of over $2 million canceled due to Headquarters reversal of NIS position.
	An importer of personal watercraft saves $1.5 million annually due to favorable tariff classification ruling.
	A steel importer saves over $300,000 in duties by resisting auditor's demands for duty underpayments on liquidated entries.
	An importer of coated fabrics receives over $100,000 in refunds due to successful litigation contesting Customs' position on tariff classification.
	An importer of steel discs receives over $200,000 in refunds in favorable court settlement of tariff classification dispute with Customs.
	An importer of merchandise subject to antidumping duty order receives over $200,000 under favorable settlement of court case challenging timeliness of Customs duty assessment.
	A cement importer receives over $300,000 in refunds due to reversal of initial decision finding product within scope of antidumping duty order.

The duty amounts noted above pertain to duties in specific transactions subject to dispute. In most cases, when later import transactions are taken into account, the actual duty savings are much higher and sometimes many times higher than the noted amounts. Please refer to Mr. Bowen's Experience page for additional examples.

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Contact:

Vincent Bowen, Esq.

2515 K Street, N.W.
Suite 101
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202.965.7159
vbowen@vbcustomslaw.com

102 West Monroe Avenue
Alexandria, Virginia 22301
Phone: 703.820.0191
vbowen@vbcustomslaw.com

For 20 years, Mr. Bowen has represented and advised importers on Customs requirements applicable to their import transactions. Clients have obtained millions of dollars in duty refunds in Customs disputes & millions more in duty savings on later transactions.

Mr. Bowen has extensive experience in all major areas of Customs law, including: HTSUS tariff classification, Customs audits, valuation, country-of-origin marking, customs penalty defense, defense of liquidated damages claims, bonded import programs (FTZ, warehouse, TIB), & preferential duty programs (NAFTA, GSP, CBI,Chapter 98).